March Challenge

[makeyesup]

Thanks all for the great gifts on the March Challenge. Can't believe how big my folder is with all the goodies.

People on this large family site are so talented and generous.

[pkdoll]

Sue Nice LO--I love the Little Prairie theme. Nice job!! I may have to invest in an external drive as well-so far I have been burning to disks.

What exactly is masking-and can you create it in PSE4?

[kimbob]

PHew... what a lot I got.. and not smarties.. THANK YOU to all of you!! Sue, all I can say is WOW and another BIG thank you..
I was playing this morning making a template for Shelbz and thought I needed some staples for the Photo matts.. so carried on playing and made these in the MC colours.. It's just some staples and paperclips(made to use in SBM:) which I love using in my LO's. ,
thanks to atomic cupcake for actions.

Hope you can use somewhere.

[spanielmom]

Kimbob, we sure are glad you found SBM and are here. Your works are great!

[kimbob]

Sue Nice LO--I love the Little Prairie theme. Nice job!! I may have to invest in an external drive as well-so far I have been burning to disks.

What exactly is masking-and can you create it in PSE4?

Hi Pk,
and yes you can, but you got to do it in a "round-about way".. And masking is basically a way of adding a "action,colour,gradient or anything else for that matter" to the item or subject that you have selected ONLY.... and not to the whole background or LO as well.. it's like "friskar for airbrushing" or a stencil in simple terms..
To do it in PSE4 (i think it's the same as 5 that I have been learning) you go to the "circle icon" (it looks like 2 half moons together") in your layers pallette and it's for an "adjustment layer" just click it and click "hue and saturation".. but dont change anything just click ok.. and it forms a mask of your "item or subject".. hope this helped
Love
Kim

[grannywin]

Here is my entry in the March Challenge. Attached is NanaC's rope colored green and a remake of her tulips. I also added word art that I created for anyone to use.

[sacannon]

Oh Yummy a chocolate bunny!, Love everything Thanks!

[vnginger]

I made another template with the various papers, embs, shapes and designs from this fun and wonderful thread. Thanks all for the goodies. I am making more soon... Enjoy this template...

[Gotart]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9607&nocache=1

Marion, I knew I would use this template. Loved it, so pretty...Thanks.... I used the words to the song " My Little Girl" and one of My favorite pics of My Daughter & Grandaughter.... Terry

[Marion]

I love it Terry, yours looks even better then mine!!!!

[crops2dawn]

Ok... I know I promised to get into this challenge as soon as I finish my slide show, hopefully by this weekend! still have 2 weeks! LOL
Love all the goodies!! and that chocolate rabbit is tooo die for! Thanks for all the wonderful things peeps!

[pkdoll]

Hi Pk,
and yes you can, but you got to do it in a "round-about way".. And masking is basically a way of adding a "action,colour,gradient or anything else for that matter" to the item or subject that you have selected ONLY.... and not to the whole background or LO as well.. it's like "friskar for airbrushing" or a stencil in simple terms..
To do it in PSE4 (i think it's the same as 5 that I have been learning) you go to the "circle icon" (it looks like 2 half moons together") in your layers pallette and it's for an "adjustment layer" just click it and click "hue and saturation".. but dont change anything just click ok.. and it forms a mask of your "item or subject".. hope this helped
Love
Kim
Thanks kimbob! I will give it a try and see what happens.

[NanaC95565]

while everyone who is making beautiful things for the challenges, papers, elements, etc. It would be alot easier for giving credits if we could put our names by them. I know it's a few more buttons to push, but I don't know about anyone else, but I have things I have no idea who they came from. When I use them I would like to be able to give proper credit. Just a thought. Everyone is doing such BEAUTIFUL work on their layouts and adding to the goodies. GREAT WORK.

[OnieRN]

I Totally agree with you and your suggestion to had your name in the title. I feel terrible because I forget who gave of their beautiful talents and I'm not able to give them credit that they so deserve. My collection of embellishments, papers, shapes, and templets have gotten so large.

:eek:

[sacannon]

I agree too. I know I sometimes forget, but I do try to put my initials in, when I load something. The Zips usually have them, but the individual embellishments weren't always saved with my initials.

[*eng*]

while everyone who is making beautiful things for the challenges, papers, elements, etc. It would be alot easier for giving credits if we could put our names by them. I know it's a few more buttons to push, but I don't know about anyone else, but I have things I have no idea who they came from. When I use them I would like to be able to give proper credit. Just a thought. Everyone is doing such BEAUTIFUL work on their layouts and adding to the goodies. GREAT WORK.

I'm with you on that Nana....I haven't a clue whose is what and where it's from and would like to be able to give credit to the generous people who give so willingly.

[grannywin]

Finally, I got the shapes made for a quilt that I can share. This is based on the Tulip design in quiltmaking. Decide on 4 colors to use in the quilt. The border could also be the center square color. I used an 8X8 square but it might work with 12X12. Add a solid color background to start. Start building the 4 layers by adding a paper that fills the square and applying the shape to that layer. Lock in place and add the next layer. Adjust the edges in place before locking. Finish with the border layer and then add any embellishments. Buttons would look nice on the center square. Enjoy!

I use the challenge papers for this thumbnail, but posted a different one in the layout gallery. There I used the green paper from the March Scavenger hunt at scrapbookersplayground.com. With this template you can mix and match patterns and solids.

[spanielmom]

Grannywin this is beautiful. I just saw your post in the gallery and thought how beautiful and here you are sharing it with all of us. Thanks. I'm excited to try it with some of my papers.

[sacannon]

This is gorgeous, thank you so much.

[MaggieMae]

Wow! Thanks so much - and for the instructions!! I would have been lost without them!

[pkdoll]

Thank you grannywin! That was so very nice of you to share this. I love that it's so versatile. Will have great fun with this one.

[pkdoll]

while everyone who is making beautiful things for the challenges, papers, elements, etc. It would be alot easier for giving credits if we could put our names by them. I know it's a few more buttons to push, but I don't know about anyone else, but I have things I have no idea who they came from. When I use them I would like to be able to give proper credit. Just a thought. Everyone is doing such BEAUTIFUL work on their layouts and adding to the goodies. GREAT WORK.
I agree! When I first got here it felt like I was a kid in a candy shop, and just kept downloading all the new freebies. I was in scrapbook heaven and hastily kept going and going. Than when I finally slowed down and started using some of them I realised that I didn't know who made what and I can't give credit to them. I feel awful for so greedily downloading and now not being able to credit the wonderful, talented people that put them there :( I should go to scrapville jail for that, NOT! I would never survive in jail-OMG can't take my lappy away from me!! What would I do??????? ---Thank you one and all for all your hard work and generous gifts!!

[Debbie Howitt]

Ladies ,your layouts are beautiful

[Wickel]

Here's my March challenge template. My very first challenge! Enjoy :)

[Wickel]

Here's another one for the March Challenge I put together :D

[sacannon]

Great templates!

[makeyesup]

Hi all,

This has been a spectacular month and a great kit with all the talent on this site.

I tried to save the screenshots of all the templates in a special folder. Unless I miscounted (not a good statement for an accountant), there are 33 templates and 2 extra pictures of Jazz's LO's.
Jazz, is it possible to upload the templates of those layouts, just saw the links to the posts on the thread. They are both very nice - naturally, with your talents and would surely love to have them.

Want to thank each and everyone that contributed this month as the templates and also all the extra goodies are a great addition to my collection.

Here's a zip file of the screenshots incase anyone wants to check their collection to ensure that they have all of them.

Absolutely love this site, which is because there are so many great people here.

[leafroberts]

As usual I am at the last minute. Here is my template. I fell in love with the woven papers by knzus and the embies are by sacannon. I made the egg photoshape.
Leaf

[juliehclark]

everyone has done SUCH a great job!!!!

lilyskite has donated April's starter kit - It will be up the day after Easter. (We'll start on the 2nd - We don't need to scrapping on Resurrection Sunday anyway!!;) )

[*eng*]

I agree! When I first got here it felt like I was a kid in a candy shop, and just kept downloading all the new freebies. I was in scrapbook heaven and hastily kept going and going. Than when I finally slowed down and started using some of them I realised that I didn't know who made what and I can't give credit to them. I feel awful for so greedily downloading and now not being able to credit the wonderful, talented people that put them there :( I should go to scrapville jail for that, NOT! I would never survive in jail-OMG can't take my lappy away from me!! What would I do??????? ---Thank you one and all for all your hard work and generous gifts!!

Ditto !

[Winnie49]

Ok girls, i guess i finally attach my march challenge, but seens too little so lets see how i come!
Hope can see it ok

Kisses
Wendy

[spanielmom]

The picture may have uploaded small, but the layout is really cute. Thanks for sharing. It's never too late.

[NanaC95565]

everyone has done SUCH a great job!!!!

lilyskite has donated April's starter kit - It will be up the day after Easter. (We'll start on the 2nd - We don't need to scrapping on Resurrection Sunday anyway!!;) )

Silly Julie, is it one of those days for you? Easter is on April 8th.

[NanaC95565]

everyone has done a wonderful job. Now get those creative juices starting to flow for April. Can't wait.

[sacannon]

As usual I am at the last minute. Here is my template. I fell in love with the woven papers by knzus and the embies are by sacannon. I made the egg photoshape.
Leaf


Thanks for the shape and glad you were able to use something of mine. Loved your layout.

[crops2dawn]

Well I guess I owe you all an appology this month! I havent gotten to do any challenges this month! Too busy with the Disney pictures and well.. life in general, Were did March go anyway??? I must say you all did a really great job!!!! Everyone LOs are Terrific!! I promise next month I will try and do more stuff for the challenge, hoping it will be a calmer month. :) :)

[autisticwonder]

Goosh..feel like you Crops..I have only 7 file folder game pages finished of the 10 I need to give you all for ending the challenge ..EEEK..but it would be junky so..I'll finish it properly some other time and post in templates section when it is done with instructions necessary to go with it..SORRY..BUSY month with Shelbz and designer role now..so Sad face!! but we did GREAT..and the PKDOLL , Leafroberts, WICKEL, and GRANNYwin's quilt square..whew..didn't want to miss those!! THANKS for all the goodies folks!! LOVE this scrappin life with you all in it!! HUGGGGSSSS everyone!!

[autisticwonder]

Oh...and Winnie49..don't want to forget you GIRL!! WAY TO GO!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!